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rock hyrax

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rock hyrax
n.
See rock rabbit.
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Noun1.rock hyrax - hyrax that lives in rocky areas
Procavia capensis, rock rabbit
cony, das, dassie, hyrax, coney - any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
genus Procavia, Procavia - type genus of the Procaviidae
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The 2 foci differ with respect to parasites and vectors, but increasing peridomestic rock hyrax populations are probably responsible for emergence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in both foci.
Distinct transmission cycles of Leishmania tropica in 2 adjacent ... by Warburg, Alon / Emerging Infectious Diseases
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Across the way, helmeted guinea fowl ratchet raucously, rock hyrax squeal and bark overhead, doves' call from thorn acacias like goosed schoolgirls.
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The two species of Hyrax commonly found in East Africa are: 1) Rock Hyrax or Dassie (Procavia capensis) 2) Tree Hyrax or Dassie (Dendrohyrax arboreus) Hyraxes (Dassies) form an order by themselves, and in spite of their rodent-like appearance, they are more closely related to the elephant than to any other ungulates.
Kenya--the Rock and Tree Hyrax or Dassie by Slattery, Derek M. / PSA Journal
 
 
 
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